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Leontodon saxatilis Lam.

lesser hawkbit (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Synonym | Leontodon taraxacoides (Vill.) Mérat

Leontodon saxatilis can only be reliably identified by its achenes; most have a pappus of feathery hairs, but the outermost row have a ring of scales instead.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-08-20

 lesser hawkbit / Leontodon saxatilis: _Leontodon saxatilis_ can only be reliably identified by its achenes; most have a pappus of feathery hairs, but the outermost row have a ring of scales instead.

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